The West Virginia Department of Education has issued an Agency Request for Proposals (ARFP) for Internet Web Hosting and Services under solicitation number EDD2600000002, targeting public PK-12 schools across 55 county school districts, two state school districts, and three Educational Services Cooperatives. The procurement seeks a prime vendor/systems integrator to provide comprehensive broadband internet access, web hosting, domain name services, and listserv support for approximately...
The West Virginia Division of Economic Development (WVDED), Office of Broadband is seeking a technical consulting services vendor through an Agency Master Agreement for broadband infrastructure program support. The procurement, solicitation number ARFP_DEV2600000002, focuses on comprehensive broadband technical consulting services, including policy development, strategic planning, project management, broadband mapping, data collection, and infrastructure expansion activities. Qualified vendors must demonstrate experience managing federally-funded broadband infrastructure programs comparable in scope and complexity within the past three years. The evaluation methodology will weight technical proposals at 70 points and cost proposals at 30 points, with a minimum acceptable technical score of 49 points required to advance to cost evaluation. Key submission dates include a technical questions deadline of November 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST, and a proposal submission deadline of November 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST. Proposals must be submitted in two sealed envelopes (technical and cost) to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development in Charleston, with a contract term initially established for one year and potential renewal for up to five successive one-year periods.
The contract is structured to support approximately 47 active ARPA-funded grant projects covering 42,000 target addresses and 142 provisionally awarded BEAD projects covering 73,000 target locations. Vendors must maintain $1,000,000 in Commercial General Liability Insurance and comply with all federal, state, and local funding requirements. The procurement will operate within a multi-contractor environment, working alongside an engineering firm, grants management system contractor, and lead strategic professional consultant. Pricing must include a single blended hourly rate estimated at 12,500 hours per year, plus a flat annual rate for a shared GIS platform, with all travel costs incorporated into the hourly rate. No annual rate adjustments will be permitted during the five-year contract term. The WVDED anticipates contract commencement in the first quarter of 2026, with funding contingent upon annual legislative appropriation. The contract will be funded through multiple sources, including ARPA, BEAD, Appalachian Regional Commission, and state funding, with federal funds requiring strict compliance with associated regulations.